Music Reviews
Sepultura The Best Of Sepultura
This collection was released in 2006, the band hasn’t been with Roadrunner Records for a long time, and wasn’t at the time of the release of this collection, it’s a pointless cash in, the record label shamelessly gathered up tracks by Spineshank, Sepultura, Type O Negative, Suffocation and Deicide …
Coldplay X & Y Album
This album, in my opinion, is pure genius. It’s reveals a more romantic side of Chris Martin (the lead singer) who is an immensely talented musician. Yet with a little more rocker edge to it. I wish that everybody would listen to it.. I never knew how deeply music …
System of a Down The Hypnotize Album
Hypnotize and Mesmerize are both part of a double record sort of thing. When you buy both records you can combine the two boxes together for one whole double album. Hypnotize is the album that got me into this band, and is my favorite album out of all of …
Ibanez RG370DX guitar
I’ve always loved Ibanez’s line of guitars. I unfortunantly broke the neck on mine over 10 years ago. Recently an RG370DX came up for sale used, in solid black and in mint condition. I had to get it.
it has a maple neck with a rosewood 24 fret board. …
Album : Queensryche - Rage for Order
Firstly, i must admit that i never quite understood the massive amounts of praise that gets heaped on this band by anybody that listens to progressive music in general.
I’ve tried listening to this album dozens of times at different intervals over the last few years to see if …
Youth by Collective Soul
Youth album released in November 2004. Collective Soul is an alternative rock band who came from Georgia, United States. Collective Soul inherited the style of guitar playing as the groups classic rock music in the decade 1970 to 1980. Influenced by Elton John, but their music can sometimes be …
On Letting Go - Circa Survive
I recently purchased Circa Survive’s second full album, On Letting Go. This high anticipated sophomore release easily met and surpassed my expectations. The band has grown tremendously, and the listener can feel it. All members are in such complete sync together, that one could easily tell that all 5 …
Meghan Trainor - Like I’m Gonna Lose You (feat. John Legend)
From the moment I first heard “All About the Bass” more than a year ago, I instantly fell in love with Meghan Trainor. She gave something that not only reminded me of the 80’s but also the fact that she’s a newcomer, and with a concept that she’s trying …
We Believe (Single)- David Cook
This is one of my theme songs at the moment. This song is contagious and once you hear it, it is stuck in your head for quite a while. I could care less because this song represents incredible music that is hard to get the words to describe. I …
Jimmy Cliff
I usually don’t like listening to the new reggae songs because many of them tend to have lyrics and sound which just don’t appeal to me. Nevertheless, I am still into the older reggae music and artistes, especially some who had internationally popular songs in the nineteen eighties. One …
grapejuice.net
If you like R&B or Hip Hop music, www.grapejuice.net is the website for you! Although it’s only been on the internet for a little over a year, the grapejuice is the most informative and resourceful website dedicated to R&B and Hip Hop on the net. Bookmark this …
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Overview —“ Highway To Hell, AC/DC’s sixth effort, is my personal favorite record out all of all of their releases, whether with Bon Scott or with Brian Johnson. Unfortunately, this record is the last to feature Bon Scott as AC/DC’s vocalist who unfortunately died the following year and was …
Eruption by Eddie Van Halen
If you ever want to check out an awesome piece of guitar work, then I would suggest you listen to Eruption by Guitar virtuoso Eddie Van Halen. Released on the first Van Halen album, Eruption is 1 and a half minute instrumental album that Eddie originally used as a …
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994)
I hate this album. I hate it just because this is the last Pink Floyd album, for good. That’s the only reason, other than that, this is the first Pink Floyd album I got to listen to as a whole, and the song that made me listen, was High …
Kid Cudi - Day N Nite (Song)
Day N Nite (Nightmare ) is a song by Kid Cudi which appears on his debut record Man ON the Moon: The End Of Day. Opening up with a light synthesized intro along with Kid Cudi doing a little bit of vocal work to establish a rhythm, the first …
Jumpin’, Jumpin’ (2000): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Jumpin Jumpin
Album: The Writings On The Wall
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Joseph Kahn
“Jumpin’, Jumpin’” is the fourth single and music video from Destiny’s Child’s second album titled “The Writings On The Wall”, following the previous singles, “Bills, Bills, Bills”, “Bug-a-Boo”, and “Say My Name”. Interestingly enough, this was …
Dirt Off Your Shoulder (2004): Jay-Z
Jay-Z
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Dave Meyers
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder” is the second single and music video from Jay-Z’s eighth (and purposed final) album, following “Change Clothes”. It looks like a lot of people may have agreed with me regarding his previous music video, because now Jay-Z …
Journey Greatest Hits
Journey is another of my all time favorite bands. The greatest hits, has all the best songs on it. I listen to this CD at least twice a week now. Back in the day I used to listen to it everyday.
I just love Steve Perry, he’s the lead vocal …
Sledding With Tigers - The Kids Will Be Alright, Eventually (Song)
The Kids Will Be Alright, Eventually is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the opening song on their third album, The Arrested Cats. Opening up with an acoustic guitar pattern, the track starts off at a very fair pace and an empty sound. Despite this, the sound …
Brad Paisley: Who Needs Pictures CD
First of all, there is a very nice CD-rom portion of Brad Paisley: Who Needs Pictures CD that includes a video of Brad talking about the songs on the album, his start, and more. It’s really interesting to watch. It held my interest. The pictures and …
Steve Vai Morley wah pedal 2
The Steve Vai Morley wah 2 is the efficient pedal for adding those wah effects that Vai the virtuoso himself used on his records as well.This wah has two selectable footswitches the Bad Horsie mode and the counter mode, for your own wah tone that you can create with …
Bizzy Bone Heaven’s Movie
Bizzy Bone’s first solo album Heaven’s Movie is a musical masterpiece. He really shows what he can do on this great album. I really love the single he chose for this great CD. The song Thugs Cry is a classic rap song in my eyes. If you liked the old …
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Side IV)
Overview - Although Side IV of The Wall isn’t as good as side III, it still has some very good songs on it and wraps up the story behind this album very well in the end. In fact I’d have to say that this side has two of my …
Emiliana Torrini Fisherman’s Woman
The first time i heard this album was around 3 years ago. A friend had bought it after watching Emiliana Torrini live on Youtube and gushing about her for weeks. Previously, i’d only heard a couple of singles from her first album (Love in the time of Science) & …
Plain White Ts band
When I first heard about the band Plain White Ts I was a bit hesitant to listen to their music as I usually am with a lot of these young, modern and popular bands. This is because I think that many of these bands seem to have a very …
“Gotham City” (1997): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Gotham City”
“Batman & Robin” Soundtrack
Director: Hype Williams
In this song and music video for “Gotham City”, R. Kelly desperately yearns and reaches for that academy-award winning success he had with “I Believe I Can Fly” from the “Space Jam” soundtrack. This is from the “Batman & Robin” soundtrack in …
The Osmonds: 21 Hits CD
The Osmonds: 21 Hits CD was released in 1995 by Curb Records and is a celebration of five singing Osmond brothers. The liner notes are nothing special and is less than what Donny Osmond got for his 25 Hits CD put out the same year. Somehow, that …
Symbols, 1997 Album by KMFDM
There are numerous reasons to single this album as the best one in the extensive catalogue of KMFDM. At least I am sure that it is impossible not to include it into their top three best albums. The official title of this album consists of five symbols. But most …
Invisible Touch by Genesis
Invisible Touch by Genesis is a classic album from the 1980s. Released in the late 80’s the popular rock group Genesis, this album became popular very quickly. I remember waiting in line to buy the tape cassette when it came out. I was very enthusiastic about …
Journey to the Past (1997): Aaliyah
Aaliyah
“Journey To The Past”
“Anastasia” Original Soundtrack
Atlantic Records
Ah, I’m not so quite sure what they were thinking when they made this video. Don’t get me wrong, Aaliyah does what she does best, it’s just this video that is not ‘at its best’. Is it me or do all music videos …
Future Sex/Love Sounds Album of Justin Timberlake (JT)
The Future Sex/Love Sounds Album of pop idol Justin Timberlake, or JT for short, is to me simply the best he’s had in the music industry. This was JT’s second album, released in 2006.
I have followed JT’s career from the very start, right back to his struggling —˜N …
Girl (2005): Destiny’s Child
Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: Girl
Album: Destiny Fulfilled
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Bryan Barber
Finally, a Destiny’s Child song with a real positive message that is not deceiving nor manipulative, plus there’s a very original and creative music video to go along with. Wow, I am impressed. “Girl” is the third single and music …
Rolling Papers CD (Wiz Khalifa)
Rolling Papers is Wiz Khalifa’s big debut album. He released a few of the songs as singles before the release of the CD. That made it feel like I had already heard about half of the songs before he released it. The problem with that was that he had …
Sean Kingston - Fire Burning on the Dance Floor Music
I heard this song while I was on the beach one night, and some really good firedancers were singing to this tune! The song is titled Fire Burning On The Dance Floor, and what better song to use than this one when the group perfoming are firedancers! This is …
Country Music Group Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is one of the best country music groups that modern times have seen. They have a clear cut set of values when it comes to the music they record which gives them an awesome reputation along with the a very successful career. I love Rascal Flatts from …
Katy Perry Firework Single
I am hooked on Katy Perry’s repertoire these days. What got me started was her hit single, California Girls. At that time, about a month ago, I had no idea if this girl had much wider capability. As I heard her other songs however, I began …
Animal Collective - Brother Sport (Song)
Brother Sport is a song by Animal Collective and the final track to appear on their 2009 release, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with a quick and lighthearted feel, the song immediately reminds me of Lion In A Coma because of this. Despite this, Brother Sport lacks the somewhat …
Stone Temple Pilots - Atlanta (song)
Atlanta is the closing track on Stone Temple Pilots album No. 4. I find this song to be comfortably soothing, and a suitable song to close an excellent album with. The song starts off very simple but becomes more and more layered as it progresses on.
“Atlanta” is a slower …
The Killers, Day and Age
Every once in a while a band comes along that has such a great effect on me that I can’t help but pay attention to them. The Killers have come out with a great album in Day and Age. Their sort of music is the type that I really …
System Of A Down - ATWA
ATWA, or Air, Trees, Water, Animals, is a track by System Of A Down which appears on Toxicity and is based on Charles Manson as the title is a phrase coined by him. This song is another track which can basically be described as a power ballad, although not …
Far Album by Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor is the most adorable female recording artist I know of. She has an amazing voice, a great look, and is talented in more ways than one. Her ability to play the piano is a definite plus and I love the way she sounds live. Her style is …
Fearless Album by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has become wildly successful in just a matter of years. In high school, I barely knew her name. Now, she is all over the Billboard charts and wins tons of awards at every single music awards show you can think of. Taylor Swift puts a twist on …
Explosions in the sky
I began listening to this amazing band quite some time ago (even though they haven’t been around for all that long) and I must say, as sadly often is the case with other bands, the sound of their music has NOT faded the tiniest bit. I can listen to …
Muse - Unnatural Selection (Song)
Unnatural Selection is a track by Muse which appears on their most recent record, The Resistance. Unnatural Selection is one of the more guitar driven tracks on the entire album which is something that I enjoy a lot about it. One thing about The Resistance is that a lot …
Gone with the Wind soundtrack CD
This Gone with the Wind soundtrack CD is labeled as ‘The New Recording of Max Steiner’s Classic’. It was done with LaserLight Digital technology. It has one big plus and one big minus in my book.
The big plus is that this music is as wonderful as ever. …
“F**kin’ A” by A.C. (Album, 2011)
The long-standing band A.C., whose offensive name is often abreviated as such, is notorious and infamous for their noise-filled “anti-music” with frontman Seth Putnam screaming extremely offensive lyrics. Their music is music to some, a headache to most. After a decade without any original releases, A.C. finally came through …
Fancy by Reba McEntire
There are only a select few songs that I like by Reba McEntire, and that’s simply because she sings very old-fashioned country songs. There is nothing wrong with that, but it isn’t really my style. She has an amazing voice and that really awesome country twang, which is one …
Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson
Always on My Mind is one of Willie Nelson’s best songs. It is a ballad about what he should have or did not do. Willie Nelson sings this song with a somber tone as is he is sad. That perhaps his wife or friend maybe has passed …
TLC-Crazy Sexy Cool CD
Showing off the musical talent, the three members of TLC give us a great album with the songs on their CD “Crazy Sexy Cool”. With 13 songs in the list, most of them we all know and can sing along to, for example…those that we know are: Creep, Diggin’ …
The Doors - Touch Me (Song)
Touch Me is a track which appears on The Soft Parade, an album by The Doors. Aside form the brilliant introduction to the song, I think something which a listener will notice right away is the instrumentation of this track. Touch Me features instruments which are certainly outside the …
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